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Gary Lineker reveals Kobbie Mainoo has already been given England honour that he never received

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Published 14:26 25 Mar 2024 GMT

Gary Lineker reveals Kobbie Mainoo has already been given England honour that he never received

Gary Lineker revealed that Kobbie Mainoo has already been given an England honour that he never received.

Chris Byfield

Chris Byfield

Gary Lineker revealed that Kobbie Mainoo has already been given an England honour that he never received.

On Saturday England, who were missing around 12 players through injury, fielded an experimental line-up against five-time world champions Brazil only to fall to a 1-0 defeat.

Despite a tepid display, the game was marked by several debuts as well as appearances for a spate of inexperienced internationals.

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Anthony Gordon was rewarded for his Newcastle form and impressive exploits for England’s under-21 side by starting on the left flank, while Ezri Konsa and Mainoo both came on to make their debuts.

The following day Southgate provided the trio with their commemorative England legacy caps to mark their debuts.

In a video shared on X by England's official social media accounts, Southgate said while presenting the three with the caps: “Three lads making their debut. Those of you who have got 40 or 50 caps plus, you remember that moment and what that was like.

“An unbelievable memory for you. You join me now at numbers 1278, 1279, 1280. Going back through the Bobby Charlton's, the Bobby Moore's, that's the club you join. So, Anthony congratulations. Ez, at 20 minutes in, you come on and mark Vinicius Jr. That's not a bad start to life (as an international).”

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Upon a clip of the touching moment circulating online, Gary Lineker revealed on his Rest Is Football podcast, alongside Alan Shearer and Micah Richards, that he was never handed a legacy cap, despite having represented England on 80 occasions and scoring 48 goals.

The 1986 World Cup Golden Boot winner said: “The three of us all had a special treat on Saturday night. We were all at Wembley for the England-Brazil game in the royal box and when I say treat, I’m talking about everything around the game. Not necessarily the game itself.

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“There was a special event to celebrate the life of Terry Venables and the Euro 96 squad he coached and our very own Alan Shearer even picked up his legacy England cap. Tell us what that is Alan because I haven’t got one yet.

“I didn’t even know it was a thing.”

Featured Image Credit: Getty/Rest is Football via YouTube

Topics: England, Football, Brazil

Chris Byfield
Chris Byfield

Sport journalist with experience writing on football, rugby, boxing and the Olympics. I'm also a Crystal Palace fan. Please don't hold this against me.

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